Thanks a Latte

The challenge this week over CAS-ual Fridays is to

CFC130: Create a Clean And Simple project using...OVALS!

I knew right away that I wanted to use these cups because of the

oval rims and saucers. I also knew I was going to be using

my oval dies.

I had originally planned to try dry embossing with my oval dies

but there wasn't as much detail to is as I had hoped. I was thinking

that I needed to add some color or something - it was too plain.

I stamped the stir stick in Strawberry Slush and laid it on its side.

Better, but it was still missing something. I thought about adding some

dsp as a mat behind the first layer...

This was one of those cards that wasn't shaping up how I had
planned and I was thinking of trashing it. That's when

I decided to use the oval dies to frame the cups with dsp. If you look 

closely at the design on the paper you will see little ovals - yay! That was a 

happy coincidence but when I added
the colorful oval frame it went from a card that I wanted to trash to a card I like.
 The frame added that little bit of punch that was missing.

supplies:

card stock: whisper white

dsp: fresh prints paper stack

stamp set: hot, hot, hot (fresh squeezed stamps)

ink: stazon, strawberry slush

big shot: ovals die

Happy Stampin'

and thanks for visiting!